Tag: Toledo
Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?
Since the 1990s, cyanobacterial blooms have become increasingly common each summer in western Lake Erie. The blooms are cause by an overabundance of nutrients, namely phosphorus, that spills into the lake off farms.
Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer
The Great Lakes temperatures are slightly cooler than typical for this time of year. Overall climate change is causing the lake temperatures to increase.
Oak Openings projects are the focus of the latest Metroparks board meeting
The historic and globally significant Oak Openings region was the focus of discussions during Wednesday’s Metroparks Toledo Board of Park Commissioners meeting, which was held at the Oak Openings Preserve Metroparks Lodge.
Are algal blooms becoming less severe in Lake Erie?
Although the battle to save western Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms is far from over, data suggests that conditions are slowly headed in the right direction. Read the full […]
Toledo to build new raw water main that will supply 500,000 customers with treated water from Lake Erie
A roughly ten-mile pipeline will carry Lake Erie water to the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant in Ohio. The project will service 500,000 customers in the Toledo area. Read the […]